Abstract Beliefs are an important aspect of any learning program as they affect the way teachers and students define their roles, and the way they approach their duties and responsibilities. Besides, they highly affect teachers’ practices, methods, and lesson plans. The importance of beliefs inspired the present researchers to evaluate and compare EFL teachers’ beliefs before and after a teache...

Utilizing the resources of the web in educational practices has made instructional processes more efficient and interesting and has made the learning process on the other hand much easier and attractive. With the web, English language teachers now have the option of engaging learners in online (web-based) instructions in addition to the use of conventional classroom instructions or alternativel...

The literature on language teaching and second language acquisition has been largely driven by monolingual ideology with a common assumption that a second language (L2) is best taught and learned in the L2 only. The current study challenges this assumption by reporting learners' positive perceptions of tertiary level teachers' code switching practices in Vietnam. The findings of this study cont...

This article analyses the knowledge about linguistic and cultural diversity that is delineated in syllabi of teacher education programmes for pre-, primary secondary schools at two Swedish universities. A quantitative search 14 chosen keywords preceded a closer analysis concepts *language* *cultur*, when using truncation, 192 syllabi. showed was to certain extent evident, mainly through subject...

Needs analysis is generally believed to be important in ESP/EAP context because it enables practitioners and materials writers find out about their real learners' needs. Therefore, the aim of study explore need teaching reading English language teaching. has encouraged leaners' needs explored. Teacher involved doing analysis. The results demonstrate that EFL learners have difficulty especially ...

The unprecedented growth of English and arrival of English as an International Language (EIL) has generated a new fledged argument about English language teachers’ role and status around the world. To date, much of the debate on the native/non-native distinction in EIL settings and factors contributing to sharpen distinctions has remained unsettled. This gap motivated this study on the English ...

The paper focuses on regional or local variations in English in Nigeria with particular reference to spoken English in which the variations are most noticeable. The three major Nigerian languages Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa are referred to mainly in consideration of the local variations in English. The variations are seen as inevitable because of the nature of the Nigerian society. The different pho...

This study explores the teachers’ perception on classroom management and quality of class, both in online offline class. More specifically, it how teachers manage their class pandemic post-pandemic era. Some questions form questionnaire are employed this to examine participants’ experiences teaching English as a foreign language. The findings indicate that helps teacher control well, compared a...

We examine the impact of teacher professional development on knowledge growth and subsequent knowledge retention. Specifically we use English Language Arts teacher content and pedagogy assessments to determine whether the California Professional Development Institutes significantly improve teacher content knowledge and whether teachers retain that knowledge six months after the institutes are c...